I love potatoes and rice.  I grew up on white rice but I'm getting a lot better at using whole grains.  I am big on using whole wheat bread and rolls.  Now we have another reason to switch to the whole wheat side of life.  A recent study shows that those who eat 2.5 servings of whole grains a day are less likely to have heart disease.

Click here for a review on the study.   

How to determine whole grains from the fake stuff:

A whole grain consists of the entire grain seed of a plant. This seed, also known as the kernel, is made up of three key parts: the bran, the germ, and the endosperm.

• 1) Check the ingredients for "whole grain" or 100% whole wheat.  Multi grain and wheat may not be whole grain.  Many times wheat bread just has molasses or caramel color added to it.
• 2) Examples of whole grains include whole wheat, brown rice, oats, millet, corn, buckwheat, barley, quinoa, rye, and millet.  All these can be used in place of the grain in your meal plan. 
• Popcorn is a whole grain!!!!  Just don't add tons of salt and butter.